1.
( BrE ) to prevent sb from achieving sth or making progress, especially by rejecting them or sth that they suggest or ask
—related noun knock-back
2.
( BrE ) to surprise or shock sb :
Hearing the news really knocked me back.
1.
( BrE ) to prevent sb from achieving sth or making progress, especially by rejecting them or sth that they suggest or ask
—related noun knock-back
2.
( BrE ) to surprise or shock sb :
Hearing the news really knocked me back.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005